Typhoon threatens Recovering areas of Japan

This past Tuesday, a typhoon slammed into Northern Japan. It hit an area still recovering from a tsunami in 2011. Before the typhoon hit it brought winds up to almost 80mph and caused blackouts. It brought over 6 inches of rain and caused mass evacuations. Planes were grounded, and thousands of homes were without power. The strangest part was that this was the first typhoon to hit the Northern side of Japan in 65 years.

"Typhoon Lionrock made landfall near the city of Ofunato, about 310 miles northeast of Tokyo. It's the first time a typhoon has made landfall in the northern region since 1951, when the Japan Meteorological Agency started keeping records."

"More than 170,000 people were subject to evacuation, including 38,000 in Ofunato, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. More than 10,000 homes in the northern region were without electricity, with power lines damaged from the winds"

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